Re-imagining Police: McGoverning with McGovern

What does US Congressman Jim McGovern think about the “Defund The Police” movement? And check out the Meta-McGovern mug shot…

Words to Describe Your Quarantine Mess: WORD NERD

Emily Brewster, resident wordster from Merriam-Webster, on some more creative ways to describe how badly your house needs cleaning. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/words-to-describe-your-quarantine-mess-word-nerd

The Toilet Vortex: The Muller Report

UMass virologist Dr. Mandy Muller on the progress of the phased reopening, on whether or not she is doing outdoor…

Senator Ed Markey’s Franklin County Tour

Senator Markey stopped by The Shea in Turners Falls to talk about his record in Western Mass, the race with…

40 Years of Remarkable People In The Valley

Richie Davis, the longtime writer for the Greenfield Recorder, introduces us to some of our neighbors in his new book…

BLM on Avenue A

On Saturday Town Meeting in Montague voted down a $45,000 increase to the police budget and on Sunday hundreds of…

The Greenfield Community College Drive-Through Graduation

President Yves Salomon-Fernandez invited Monte onto the float for the unconventional commencement ceremony at GCC this year. https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/gcc-2020-drive-through-graduat

The Avian-ator Tastes The Wines of The Month

Monte and The Wine Snobs from State Street taste the June Wines of the Month because you can’t. Unless you…

This Book Is Anti-Racist: A Conversation with Author Tiffany Jewell

Florence, MA author and teacher at the Montessori School of Northampton Tiffany Jewell has written a text book that shouldn’t…

The Divider in Chief: McGoverning with McGovern

Has the US reached a turning point in its relationship with itself? Congressman McGovern weighs in on using the military…